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Holland America plans more Australia, New Zealand trips

Holland America will send two ships to Australia and New Zealand for the 2013-14 season -- the same number the line had in the region this past year. Holland America says the 1,916-passenger Oosterdam and

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Holland America will send two ships to Australia and New Zealand for the 2013-14 season, the same number the line had in the region this past year.

Holland America says the 1,916-passenger Oosterdam and 1,432-passenger Volendam will return to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific islands in October for a series of sailings that will visit more than 50 ports of call.

The Oosterdam and Volendam primarily will sail 10- to 14-night voyages from Sydney and Auckland, New Zealand between October and March 2014.

Itineraries will include 14-night sailings that stop in Melbourne, Australia; Hobart, Tasmania; and Dunedin, Akaroa, Wellington, Napier, Gisborne and Christchurch, New Zealand. Fares for the trips start at $1,599 per person, based on double occupancy.

Another 14-night "New Zealand Discovery" itinerary will focus on New Zealand with stops in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Akaroa, Gisborne, Milford Sound, Napier, Tauranga and the Bay of Islands. Fares start at $1,499 per person, based on double occupancy.

Holland America also plans a 34-night circumnavigation of Australia on the Volendam to kick off Oct. 20 in Sydney. It'll feature more than 20 ports of call and a visit to Australia's Great Barrier Reef. Fares for the voyage start at $4,999 per person, based on double occupancy.

In addition, a new, 19-night "Barrier Reef" cruise out of Melbourne kicking off on Nov. 20 will include two days of scenic cruising at the Great Barrier Reef as well as stops at Sydney, Burnie, Hamilton Island, Cairns and Darwin, Australia; and Komodo Island, Bali and Semarang, Indonesia before arriving Singapore. Fares start at $2,299 per person, based on double occupancy.